What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?

[Pt-Luso]

 

[solphilos]

Now there’s a looker!

 

[Onebigbill]

 

[Pt-Luso]

Now there’s a looker!

Thank you very much.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[GuestWho101]

 

[North Shore]

A well constructed KA-BAR Barlow in need of a wipe down. Very thin profile and I like the sawcut bone. The grind on the clip point reminds me of a Cattaraugus knife I have.

 

[Ramrodmb]

A well constructed KA-BAR Barlow in need of a wipe down. Very thin profile and I like the sawcut bone. The grind on the clip point reminds me of a Cattaraugus knife I have.
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Wow. Very nice! Someone loved that one; carried it a lot and cared for it well.

 

[Tim.E]

 

[JohnDF]

Looks like Wright's is stepping up their game.

 

[Modoc ED]

Overall that's a really great looking knife. The tang stamp really sets it off. Seems that stamp isn't exclusive after all. Might be worth a trip to A. Wright for a look see.

 

[solphilos]

Looks like Wright's is stepping up their game.

I’ll say! Wow, everything about that looks fantastic. Are these regular production or special order?

 

[Tim.E]

I’ll say! Wow, everything about that looks fantastic. Are these regular production or special order?

Ashley makes a few up to sell on his Instagram account, I got lucky with this one, fell on it just as he posted it.

 

[solphilos]

Ashley makes a few up to sell on his Instagram account, I got lucky with this one, fell on it just as he posted it.

Thanks. That really is an amazing looking Barlow. I hope to see more like this from them in the future

 

[Tim.E]

Thanks. That really is an amazing looking Barlow. I hope to see more like this from them in the future

Yeah it's nice, it's on a par with most other traditional handmade folders I've seen, I think he obviously takes a bit more time over these he sells for himself, whether it'll trickle down to the production stock I don't know, I have plenty of those and in fairness they're all serviceable and tight but they don't have the tolerances that this Barlow has. I know time is money in their line of business but if they could send every knife out like this one they'd put Sheffield right back on the map, big style.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Tim.E]

 

[Modoc ED]

Very nice.

 

[Tim.E]

 

[Half/Stop]

I can’t believe that no one has posted in this thread since Thursday! Here you go!